The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-16
General News.

BuSIsRss good.
CLEAR and cold.
RIVER about stationary.
ABKATsAe river continues 10 fall.
EfGnr boats announced TO leave today.
TIM Cumberland river Is rising slowly.
TnE Wyoming has laid up at New Or
leans.
TnE Golden Rule will be due down To-
morrow.
Tur Golden Rule got 5000 boxes OF starch
at Madison.
THE tow-boat Gus Gcnin passed mp The
river yesterday.
TnE Benton, Capt. 'Iish Evans, leaves to-
morrow for Concoriia.
Tbg Dacotah, from 81. Louis is due on her
way 10 Ouaclita river.
TBE Buckeye State is on her way from
Cincinnati to Memphis.
1'uE Future City, towing four bargcs, left
at daylight for New Orleans
ROBERT Mccoy and Lew Briggs have been
appointed clerks Of the Ohio
TnE War Eagle, en- route 10 St. Louis
should pass here this evening.
THE Eugene is the regular packet leaving
tomorrow evening for Arkansas river.
THR Charlie Clark, towing two barecs
loaded with railroad iron, arrived from above
yesterday.
TIE Rene Macrealy, from Blues Point,
brought l5l bales Of cotton and 20 sacks OF
cotton seed
DrpiSG the twcnty.four hours ending at
noon yesterday the river here remained
stationary.
Tnr james lee Capt Clsggcti. leaves this
evening for Helena aud Friars Point. VIM.
Ashford is her clerk.
THE Gen. u. II. Ruckcr arrived from Cairo
with 81 bales Of cotton, 2,2s2 sacks Of cotton
seed and ,CSj sacks Of corn.
Trm Anchor line steamer Arkansas City,
Capt Iciglcr, IL announced 10 leave here
this evening for Nicksburg.
TIM Coahoma, Capt. Higgins leaves this
afternoon for Gold Dust and the upper coast.
WIN. Smithcr has charge Of the office.
Punrs report five and one.half feet on
Grand Chain, five feet between Paducah and
Evansville, and four and onehali feet be.
tween Louisville and Evansville.
lr L. stated that the swell out oi kanawha
river will make seven feet or over from
Point Pleasant 10 Cincinnati, over five feet
IN the Louisville canal and seven feet In the
lower Ohio.
ON Monday next, December 10. at the
foot of B,alc street, will be sold the boilers
aud machinery 81 the burnt steamer Alberta
No 3. |, is all said o. De in iirst-class condi-
! ton and should command a good price. Sec
advertisement.
TIir Granite State left Cairo yesterday, and
should arrive herr today. ehc is advertised
IN leave again this evening for Cairo, Louis
Vile, Cincinnati and all way landings Capt.
A. J. Lindsay commands.
Tnr Helena. Capt. W. ". Thorwegan, mr..
! rived yesterday with ~ bales If cotton, u
bags NJ seed cotton, l,47J sacks Of cotton
seed, 90 hogshoads Of sugar, 1867 barrels oi
sugar, 85l barrels of molasscs and 5G2 bun
dies of shingles. She returns 10 New Orleans
today
d. Tue Gayoso, Capt. W. p. Hall, arrived
from the upper coast with no bales II cotton,
tns sicks 81 cotton :, ell. $50 sa"ks OF corn,
ia bnlcs Of straw aud 40 head 81 stock
She leaves at 10 o'clock this morning. for
GayOso and all way points on the upper
I coast. II. o. Michel and H. A. Mcnzics arc
her clerks
THE Kate Adam, Capt Mark Check, ar.
rived yesterday from Arkansas 'ity with
OIL bales Of cotton, . bag- OF seed cotton
anil % packages az sundrics. She leaves
nj noon to-day for lIcloua, Torcne, Con
cur,lia, Arkansas city and all way Landings.
Capt. W. G. Blonker i chief clerk. lie I:
assisted by lev Price AMI Harry Best.